Evaluation of gross anatomical features of cervix of tropical sheep using cervical silicone moulds

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 337-344

  Naqvi, S M K ^a   Pandey, G K ^a   Gautam, K K ^a   Joshi, A ^a   Geethalakshmi, V ^a   Mittal, J P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cervix; Dimensions; Sheep; Silicone moulds

Indexed keywords

SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; SHEEP; UTERINE CERVIX;

AGING; ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; REPLICA TECHNIQUES; SHEEP; SILICONES;

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PTEROMYLAEUS BOVINUS;

EID: 9644281527     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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